Notes:

• 1) This taxonomic name has been effectively published but not validly published under the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (Bacteriological Code).

Comments and References:

Petitjean C et al. (2015b) Petitjean, C., Deschamps, P., Lopez-Garcia, P., Moreira, D., and Brochier-Armanet, C. "Extending the conserved phylogenetic core of archaea disentangles the evolution of the third domain of life." Mol. Biol. Evol. (2015) 32:1242-1254. [N.B.: the authors propose two taxa within the phylum Euryarchaeota with rank "superclass": 'Methanomada' and 'Diaforarchaea'. However, the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes does not recognize the rank of superclass, and does not permit any taxa below the rank of phylum that begin with the prefix "super".]

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Reference: How to cite this resource - Schoch CL, et al. NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database (Oxford). 2020: baaa062. PubMed: 32761142 PMC: PMC7408187.